Tornadoes Trample Swath of South, Midwest

Carlo Allegri—ReutersA U.S. flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod car in a suburban area after a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014

Dozens of twisters across Mississippi and Alabama pushed the death toll from this week's storms to at least 28 as rescuers search for survivors

Tornadoes have torn through the Deep South in the wake of two days of severe weather in the Midwest, killing nine and bringing the tornado-season death toll so far to at least 27.

At least five tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on Monday evening, claiming seven lives, while authorities in Alabama reported that at least two people were dead in Limestome County in the wake of several powerful spring storm cells. The severe winds have downed trees, leading to local power outages, and reportedly also destroyed a trailer park.

A tornado struck Tupelo, Miss., at around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, causing multiple injuries, the Weather Channel reports, though none were expected to be fatal.

A widespread tornado watch was put into effect across the Midwest and South on Monday night. Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee and parts of Missouri are at risk of severe weather.

The fresh spate of tornadoes comes after 18 were killed across three states on Sunday as a result of severe weather. The worst may not be over yet either: the Weather Channel reports that flooding, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue into Wednesday.